diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/image_utils.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/image_utils.py
index 045cbc5502c..f45f9c6f225 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/image_utils.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/image_utils.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def load_image(imagepath,
 
     for filepath_test in variants:
         if ncase_cmp:
-            ncase_variants = filepath_test, bpy.path.resolve_ncase(filepath)
+            ncase_variants = filepath_test, bpy.path.resolve_ncase(filepath_test)
         else:
             ncase_variants = (filepath_test, )